kristen929

Latest Activity

1. Chest tube to suction?

   kristen929 replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

   Right, ones with dials are "dry/wet", meaning no water needed for suction control, just dial it up to the correct level; ones with two water chambers are wet/wet, meaning water needed for suction and for the water seal. With the wet/wet ones, the l...

2. Can one wait to take the NCLEX for more than a yr .......

   kristen929 replied to Poochee's topic in NCLEX

   I actually had the opposite experience. I took it TOO soon and did not pass (because I didn't give myself time to study properly - I used the study books the first time around; did questions on the computer the second - MUCH better!). When I took i...

3. Patients who are too lazy to open their own splenda packets

   kristen929 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   What I hate most (and makes me cringe as though someone's nails were being run down a chalkboard) is when the patient's are too lazy to even use the call button and just yell out NURSE!!!

4. Confused and could really use some advice from current nurses!

   kristen929 replied to raynbabe07's topic in General Nursing

   Personally, I say you should just get your BSN for now. You can go pretty far with a bachelor's. Ive been an Assistant Nurse Mananger and Manager with just a BSN. I think where the Master's comes into play is if you want to go into administration ...

5. What to do about schedule

   kristen929 replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

   While I know it stinks to not get the schedule you were promised, I think every new nurse has to deal with a lot of unfortunate things when they first start (the hardest patient assignements, the crappy lunch break, etc.). Sometimes you just have to...

6. I Can't Retain NCLEX Material

   kristen929 replied to NCLEX owns me's topic in General Nursing

   I also failed the NCLEX my first time. I, too have a difficult time concentrating. The first time around I was reading the books and failed miserably. The next time around what I did was work strictly on the computer. I bought a set of discs (flo...

7. Air in the IV line.....

   kristen929 replied to nomadnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I've been told that it would take the whole IV tubing full of air (might have been slightly exxagerated...I'm sure half would do the trick) to cause an emboli. A few little bubbles here and there get filtered out.

8. What nursing school did everyone attend?

   kristen929 replied to SoontobeAdrienneRN's topic in General Nursing

   I attended the BSN program at The University of Pennsylvania and had the most wonderful learning experience of my life.